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[GSRSOL]

looks great, nice engine bay too !

[Jonson]

Looks great Brad. Thats the same heat shield I have except i can't use it with the stock VR4 j pipe.
Clear cam covre looks nice too! Can't wait till it's run in mate!! Come out soon.

Are you happy with the work the mechanics did? They took their sweet ass time, but if its quality work then its all good.

[EVO85]

pretty mint.
i must hand it to you, def one of the hottest cordias out there.
luv'n all of the custom work, its clear that you know how to do things without going over the top.
looks great
thumbs up from ere

Cheers mate. The plan wasn't at any stage to go overboard with rediculously oversized and out of proportion bodykits (that many people tend to apply to this bodyshape). I just wanted an immaculate paintjob and sideskirts for the moment. The thing is with cordias, nothing is ever off the shelf; everything is custom and no two cordias will ever be within a bull's roar of each other!

It should be good to get it on the dyno in a few weeks. It should be pretty racey with ~ 250 front wheel KW's and only 1000kg to pull...

Are you happy with the work the mechanics did? They took their sweet ass time, but if its quality work then its all good.

Yeah, 7 whole months of sitting in a workshop collecting dust is a bit long in the tooth but i'm really happy (so far) with the work quality and the tuning is spot on. After all these years, finally, all this money I have wasted on this thing; it's really starting to shine. Just need those big fuck off GTO brakes fitted!

[97RVR]

Nice cordia mate. Very clean engine bay.

[EVO85]

Some of you may have seen the aftermath as a result of the dipshit who thought my car was a pinata! I have since replaced the windscreen ($340) but haven't repaired the panels yet (~$1000) - credit crunch....



I have had all the pipes polished, the BOV adapted and some further tuning higher in the RPM range. It's currently producing 180kw's at the front wheel on only 11psi @ 5,000RPM. Fingers crossed, it'll produce around 250kw's plus with 22 pounds of boost with some 7500RPM. I have a dyno day in two weeks...





Also, check out the 25th Anniversary Lamborghini Countach that pulled up next to me today in the servo. The owner of the Lambo pleaded for me to take some photos of our cars together and then send him a copy!

[Jonson]

That photo of yours, angled with the loghts on is very very nice

And a compliment from a Lambo driver....doesn't come often.

[EVO85]

I was joking mate! I was just appreciative that he allowed me to take a few photos of his car (much to the disgruntled female passenger) seeing my walls were plastered with pics of Countach's, Porsche 959's and Ferrari F-40's...back in the day. I was like a little kid in a candy shop at a Mobil service station...

[265T]

And a compliment from a Lambo driver....doesn't come often.

meh - i get them all the time

[evopwr]

thats one tuff looking cordia mate!
with the ride height it looks like a rally monster !

[Jonson]

I would actually say the ride height is near perfect for daily driving on Adelaide's shit hole roads.

[EVO85]

I picked my car up from my tuner late this week to find out that one of my solenoids on my EBC was misbehaving! That's not the news that I wanted to hear with only one days notice before my carclub's dyno day! Anyway, with limited revs (7,000) and 18psi to play with, it laid down 226.3kw's at the front wheels. I shouldn't really be complaining as it only weighs a bag of concrete more than a tonne!!! Anyway, with a new solenoid, higher revs, boost and more fine tuning, hopefully it'll give 250kw's a nudge....



I would like to thank Jon (Jonson) and the crue from the Driven car club here in SA for taking part in what was an awesome day!

[Jonson]

No my friend. Thankyou. It was great to see your car alive again and doing well.

[mattrat]

yer was a fucking SHIT i couldnt see it run cause a bloody coolant hose split, really wanted to, nice figure though and i reckon you should beat that gti-r, just chuck a 35r in it or something

[Jonson]

[CLuTZ]

I like the colour! Whats it off/called/from?

[EVO85]

I like the colour! Whats it off/called/from?

Thanks mate. It's Blaze red crystal pearl from a Chrysler Crossfire. Next month it'll be 4 years since it was painted!

Anyway here's a few more....

[Dean]

looks right at home on that dyno
lets go 250kw!!

[EVO85]

This was the first run and the only video that was taken...with 214 measily kilowatts at the front wheels...

[Jonson]

I have one more, same thing. I just didnt get a shot of the reading.

[EVO85]

Some of you may or may not have noticed that a little while back my car was attacked by vandals...
Anyway, the car rolled out of the panel shop today - panels repaired and a fresh coat of paint. I also had some more work performed to bring it up to standard due to 4 years of wear and tear. I am particularly fussy when it comes to body and paintwork - it was funny to see the sweat pour off of the brow of the panel beater when I pulled out a vernier gauge and a microscope!! Anyway, i'm just glad it's back to normal!